Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-30
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The Alma Mater Of = More Graduates,
COMMENCEMENT DAY EXERCISES.


brought TO a close this morning al Nc
Dowell Hall. The day opened bright and
beautiful as all the predecessors OF the
week had done, and was all that could be
desired for an occasion of this kind, and
the hall was crowded with friends and
relatives of the students TO witness the
closing exercises of st: Johns for the year
1887.
The order of exercises were opened
with scripture reading by Rev. DIR. Hunt
ley, prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Shannon, fol
lowed by music after which the following
orations were delivered by the graduates
Salutatory Grafton and "Shall the Govern
ment purchase the Railroads and Iele-
graphs?' VIM. l.. Purdum, Fountain Mills,
Md; Peace" G. Edwin Carl, Hancock,
Md. 1.-The New Conception of Man, John
Ridout, Annapolis, Md. international
Relations" and the "Valedictory Ora
ton" Thos. III. Hicks, Cambridge, Md.
The orations were warmly applauded, and
each one as he closed was the recipient OF
handsome bouquets of flowers, and one,
Mr.. G. Edwin Carl, received handsome
basket of tropical fruits. Besides the
graduates on the platform. President Fell
and the faculty and the several ministers
were number of the Board of Visitors
and Governors.
The president then announced the FOL
lowing:
NO DEMENT'S.
Names of students who received no
dement's during the entire year.
Seniors-C. Edwin Carl, John Ridout,
Sophomores--C G. Edwards, n. III.
Green. Freshmen-C, A. Chenowith, j.
A. Nydegger, j. T. Truitt. First Prepare
tory-F. L. Daniels.
Names of students against whom no
dement's were anding at end of Acad-
emic term
Seniors-Thos III. Hicks, w. l.. Purd-
UNI. Juniors-Bernard Murphy. Sopho-
mores-L S. Blades, I. G. Brewer, w.
b. Chichester, Chas. II. Grace, w. G L.
Neale, III. Noble, J. G. Titon. Fresh
man-W. H. Boyd, Jas. Curry, E. Hyde,
w A. Hitchcock, III. b. Leech, }. III.
Rrmsburg Preparatory Department-1st
Prep.-.E Dulany, G.. Z. Ellinghausen;
2nd Prep.-E. M. Parrot, jr., Ill. g..
Ridgely.
GRADUATE DEGREES.
B. L.-C. Edwin Carl B. A.--Thos.
II. Hicks, w. L. Purdum, John Ridout,
John L. Chew.
NJ Aired Sasscer, jr., class rs, j.
Clark Mcclure, 10; Henry ID. Harlan,
class rs; Abraham w. Wright, class rs;
Jas. p. Gorter, class rs; Edward A.
Scott class 80; r. Irving Walk ms, llss
80; Elon S. Hobbs, class 80; E G. Har-
rington, class a. Geo. A. Steele, class
"a; f, J. w. Revell, class "a; Fred II.
Clash, class "a
Phi. D.-Rev. Alex C. McCabe, Laurel,
Nd.
CERTIFICATES OF 1sT GRADE.
Senior Class--C. Edwin Carl Thomas
II. Hicks, w. L. Purdum. Junior class
Bernard Murphy, ass. Sophomore class
&C. G.. Edwards, G. H. Grace, E Pusey,
1st Prep.--F. +. Daniels, O. E. Filing
hansen.
STAR CERTIFICATES OF 2ND GRADE
Senior-John Ridout; Sophomore-W
f. Trenchard Freshman--C. A. heno-
weth; Second Prep-E. NJ. PARROT jr
CERTIFICATES OF 2ND GRADE.
Juniors-F. S. jacob, w. w. Blunt.
Sophomers--J. G. Tilton, w T. Neale,
N. Green, ii. Noble. Freshman-Jas.
Nydegger, j. t. Truitt.
HONORABLE MENTION.
For all students who have received not
less than 80 in one study for the year
Senior class-W l.. Purdum, in Latin,
Germ an, Mechanics, Astronomy and
Christian evidences, Law, Military tao
tics and Military Science; Thos. III.
Hicks in Latin, Astronomy, Chemistry,
&c John Ridout in Latin, German and
Military science @. d, Carl, Latin, Ger
man, Astronomy, CHEMISTRY and Chris
tan evidences, law, military tactics and
military science.
Junior class--W. w. Blunt, in Latin,
Greek, French ID. Murphy, Latin, French,
German, Mathematics, Chemistry and
law. j L. Fenwick. in Latin, French,
German and History
Sophomore class-T. l.. Brewer, in
French and engineering. l. 5. Blades.
and w. b. Chichester, engineering. Chas
G.. Edward, French, German, engineer
ing. physics and composition. Grace,
Latin, Greek and German; Green, Latin;
Hopkins, A +, French; Neale, French,
drawing, composition Noble, Latin,
French, Astronomy Pussy, Latin, French,
German, engineering, history; Tilton,
Latin, French, English literature, compo.
sition, physics Trenchard, Latin,
French, German, engineering and com
position.
Freshman Class.--Brown, in bottony,
French, Latin, composition; Ramsburg,
Latin; Nydegger, composition and French;
Truitt, Latin, French, composition; Cur
ry, in mechanical engineering; Cheno
weth, French and history.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
First Prep. A. Wise, physical geog
raphy, mythology, English history and
composition; f. Z. Dsniels, book keeping
geography, mythology, algebra and an
cient history; G. ]. Watkins, compost
ton.
Second Prep.-Hugh r. Riley, reading;
]. t. Porter, mythology, arithmetic, his
tory, writing, reading; E. Nj. PARROT, his
tory, grammar, composition and reading;
ID. L. Medford, writing; c E. Filing
hansen, book keeping, physical geog
rapy, mythology, algebra and English his
tory; B. Iglehart, Latin, mythology, his
tory, composition, reading and spelling
HIGHEST ACADEMIC HONOR
The highest academic hnnnr that the